Fence-post.



PATENTED APR. 2, 1907.

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FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2, 1907.

Application filed January 21,1907. Serial No. 353,284.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PETERSEN, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Benton county, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fence-posts; and the object of my improvement is to furnish an improved form of concrete posts provided with inexpensive and removable meansof attaching fence-wires and with proper reinforcing means, also with means whereby fence-boards may be readily attached to said posts without damage to the latter. This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved fence-post, portions being shown as sectioned away in order to disclose the reinforcing means. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of said post, disclosing the manner of fastening fence-boards thereto; and Fig. 8 is a horizontal cross-section, on an enlarged scale, through the perforations in said posts, showing the means for connecting a fence-wire to said post.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

I have shown in the figures a post of triangular cross-section, but do not intend to confine myself specifically to that form, since other forms of cross-section may be used when desired. I have found, however, the post of triangular cross-section to be very convenient in use. I have especially designed this post to be formed of concrete material or cement; but it is obvious that metal or other materials may be used, if desired, without altering the functions thereof. I have provided my improved post with a twisted double strand of reinforcing-wire placed within it longitudinally near each angle, as shown at d. I have placed a plurality of perforations b. and 0, respectively, staggered with relation to each other, in said post near two of the angles thereof running horizontally therethrough but located inside of the reinforcing wire-strands d.

In Fig. 2 I have shown the manner in which fence-boards may be attached to my said post without danger of injury to the latter. The fence-boards e are held between the flat side of the post and an upright board f, and nails 1 are then inserted through the perforations 6 and 0 into the boards a andf to attach the latter to said post. When it is desired to attach fence-wire It to the post, the means used are shown in Fig. 3, being a short piece of flexible Wire i, having one end bent over into the form of a short hook. The hook of the clip 71 is passed about the fence-wire h, and the clip is then inserted into either the perforation b or c, as shown in Fig. 3, at the right side thereof, until the fence-wire is brought into contact with said post. Then, as shown on the left-hand side of said figure, the long projecting end of the clip *& is bent over and wound tightly about the fence-wire h at the nearest angle of said post. The said clip i, being easily formed by hand from a small piece of flexible wire, is inexpensive, can be easily used to attach the fence-Wire to the post, as shown, and is readily removed therefrom. In case of the breaking or weakening of the said clip 7) by rust or strain another clip may be inserted and used in the same manner very readily. The reinforcing-strands d, being located near the angles of the post, not only prevent an accidental breakage of the post transversely from destroying its usefulness, but in case a small portion is fractured from the angle of the post said strands prevent the clip i from becoming detached.

' Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I 1. A concrete fence-post, consisting of the combination of a body having reinforcingstrands embedded longitudinally in it near its edges, and provided with a plurality of apertures parallel with and inside said reinforcingstrands, and removable wire clips engaging the inside of said apertures, the outer surface of said post, and the fence-wire.

2. A fence-post, consisting of the combination With a concrete upright having a plurality of apertures near its longitudinal edges, of means inserted Within said apertures for reniovably attaching planking to said post.

3. A fence-post, consisting of the combination with a concrete upright having longitudinal reinforcing-strands embedded therein, and provided With a plurality of apertures near its longitudinal edges between said strands and the center of the post, of means 10 inserted Within said apertures for removably engaging another body thereto.

Signed at Waterloo, Iowa, this 31st day of December, 1906.

WILLIAM PETERSEN. WVitnesses:

M. E. KENNEDY, G. C. KENNEDY. 

